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Social Media Infographic
A few days ago I came across the ultimate social media infographic posted on Management Today and decided to share it with you. The infographic illustrates how social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have changed the way we interact.
Google+ users sign on but not staying
I was very excited to be on Google+ when the Social Network was launched. I couldn’t wait to sign up, but was very disappointed with the message that I kept receiving when I tried to create my account.
I have been reading different articles about Google+ and found some interesting remarks about the social media platform.
It has been reported that there are about 25 000 000 people who use this Social Network and it’s the fastest in terms of growth among all the social media platforms. It took two years for Facebook and Twitter to reach that number.
My question is: “Does that mean anything if it’s the fastest among other Social media Platforms?” Google+ users now spend an average of 5 minutes and 47 seconds per visit on the site. This duration isn’t dropping, but it’s not growing, either. I am also one of those who sign in and not stay for a long time.
From my own perspective, there is no social network that will beat Facebook because it also integrates new security settings and new features on a regular basis.
But that’s my opinion. I’d love to hear your views. Please feel free to comment.
Send free sms with biNu
Keeping in touch with our loved ones more often is not only fun but it improves our relationships with them as well. However, it’s not always easy if your loved ones live in a different area code or country.
I’ve been using an incredible cell phone application called biNu-sms to send free sms’s to my friends and family. The good thing about this app is that you can send free sms’s to anyone in any part of the world. You’re probably thinking, this sounds too good to be true. Well it is true and I am going to enlighten you a bit.
How to get yourself going with this incredible application:
1) Visit m.binu.com using your mobile phone.
2) Download the biNu application
3) Close your web, go to your applications and click on the biNu icon.
4) Fill in all required fields. Remember to use your country’s dialing code when filling in your cell phone number.
5) You will receive a sms with a pin number to active your cell phone.
Reasons for recommendations
1) You will get 10 free sms every day. You will only need few cents to login to your account.
2) This application has great other applications like Google search, dictionary, weather, Wikipedia, etc.
3) You will be able to send free sms’s to anyone anywhere in the world.
4) It’s easy to set up.
5) They promise to include email option soon.
Now you don’t have any excuse NOT to keep in touch with your family and friends.
Can Google+ steal users from Facebook?
I recently publish a post about Google+ project. I have been keeping my eye on posts that elaborate more about Google + project since the launch. I came across an incredible article that specifies nine reasons why you should move from Facebook to Goggle+.
Here are the reasons
1) Integration with Google Services: This makes it easy to monitor all your Google+ events e.g updates, messages,
2) Better Friend Management
3) Better Mobile App
4) Easier to Find Stuff to Share
5) You Can Get Your Data Back
6) Better Photo Tagging
7) Strong Group Chat Features
8 ) Safer Content Sharing
9) Google Is a Better Steward of Your Personal Data
Unfortunately Google+ is in limited field trial at the moment but they promise to make it ready for everyone soon.
Click here to see who has the most followers on Google+.
This article was taken from PC World, click here to see the original post.
The Google+ Project
Social Networking is becoming better and better day by day. Google has announced the launch of their project called Google+ . From the looks of things this is just the beginning. “The online sharing is awkward. Even broken and their aim is to eliminate that”, says Vic Gundotra in his recent blog post.
I found this new social network fascinating and thought I’d share few features of Google+ with you.
+Circles
Google understands that we don’t normally share everything with everyone. +Circle allows you to specifically share certain information with the individuals whom you would like to.
+Sparks
This sharing engine allows you to inscribe things that interest you and will send you stuff that you might be interested in to read, watch or share during your spare time.
+Hangouts
If you like socialising and hanging out, then you’ll love this feature. +Hangout is designed for any conversation, unplanned meet-ups for the first time on the web. You can even specify which friends you would like to hang out with.
Instant upload
As you know, smart phones are now our daily medium of communication. With this engine you can instantly upload your photos and videos automatically, to a private album on Google+. After uploading, you can decide who to share your videos or pictures with.
+Huddle
If you have been struggling with coordinating events or meetings with your friends and family while in different places then +Huddle will make your life so much simpler. This feature allows you to add more than two people to join a conversation. Now you can decide on a date, time and venue at your finger tips.
“Is Google+ going to be our top next Social Networking site?”
For more information take a Google+ tour.
Three Ways To Improve Your Facebook Page SEO
Recently I wrote a blog post about ways to increase or boast blog traffic and how to make your website work for you.
For those of you who didn’t know, it’s also very important to optimise your Business Facebook page. Here are the three tips on how to do it.
URL of your Facebook page
Go to http://www.facebook.com/username/ and choose your user name which is related to what you offer. I would advise you to chose the name of you business because it makes it easy for people to remember.Look at this example http://www.facebook.com/InteractiveConcepts
Utilise your info section.
It’s very frustrating when you land on a page that has no information or content. Most people check the information tab to see what the page has to offer. Make sure you include all the phrases that you would like to rank here.
Update your Facebook page
Google likes fresh content all the time. My colleague Nadia wrote a blog about Facebook tips for fan page. Read this post and see how you can keep your Facebook page updated.
Have any tips for Facebook Page SEO?
How to make your website work for you…
You have a website right? Are you achieving the goals you want to meet? Is your website up to standard? Captivating? Exciting? Website competition is tough; it’s just one click away. Let’s look at some of the important things to consider when you are building your website.
The home page
This is the face of your business. A poor home page can destroy the chances of achieving your website’s objectives. On the other hand a good home page will make your website work for you. Keep in mind that internet users scan not read. Exclude irrelevant information from the home page. Make it easy and straight to the point.
Content is the most key factor of your website. Make sure you keep it current and original. Use tools like Google Adwords to optimise your webpage and prioritise your content. Do not make your website complicated. Make it simple for people find information. Include all the important information on your site so that people won’t have to look for something you are offering on a other site. Read more about the importance of the content
Usability
One of the most frustrating things is to wait for a website to load. Flash is fancy refrain from using it on your entire Home page. The quickest thing that your website visitor will do when your site is taking long to load is to hit the back button or close and go to other sites.
Mobile friendly
Tablets PCs and smartphones are the future for internet users. Make sure that your website is mobile friendly and easy to navigate using smartphones and tablet PCs.
Don’t stop innovating
The good thing about the Internet is that people share what works for them and what does not. Be proactive, read more about what new and apply it to your site as well. Use Social Media plug-ins as well. Install twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn sharing buttons.
What can you add here?
A new way to communicate.
Before opened my Gmail account, I came across an advertisement from Gmail about new motion technology, so thought I’d share this exciting news with you. Google has introduced Gmail Motion which means you can control Gmail with your body. Isn’t that great?
One thing that fascinates me about technology is that it makes our lives easier and easier. Google has also announced that using the Gmail Motion is not only safe, but healthy and fun as well. The good news is that this motion technology does not stop with Gmail. Google will be launching Google Doc Motion later in the year.
I think I’ve said enough. Go check it out. For more information about Gmail Motion, visit.
Do not forget to share this with your friends.
Google Places with Hotpot
Google has realised its second location app. It is very impressive to see that internet is making our life simple day by day. Using your location, venue ratings and friends’ suggestion, places recommendation engine can show you nearby places you may want to visit. To help refine your recommendation, the app will occasionally prompt you to rate nearby venues so it can get a better idea of what you like to do.
Log in your Google account and discover places you’ll love.
Click here for downloads.
Richest Internet types
So, it has taken me a full month to read a magazine. Yes, that’s right, a whole month. It was only because I wanted to read the complete details of every one of the 2010 Forbes 400 richest people in America.
Now that I’ve finally done it, I was wondering how many of them actually made their money on the net or as a direct result of the internet. I don’t mean people like Bill Gates, because he sells software that can be used to browse the net ( though I’m sure the internet has had great impact on his business).
No, I mean people who run purely internet businesses.
So, here’s my ” People who operate in the online world who are also on the Forbes 2010, 400 richest people” list:
No. 11: Larry Page & Sergey Brin: Google – $ 15 bn (each)
No. 18: Steve Bezos: Amazon – $ 12.6 bn
No. 35: Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook – $ 6.9 bn
No. 47: Pierre Omidyar: eBay – $ 5.5 bn
No. 48: Eric Schmidt: Google – $ 5.45 bn
No. 221: Marc Benioff: Salesforce.com – $ 1.7 bn
No. 332: Meg Whitman: eBay – $ 1.2 bn
No. 356: Jerry Yang & David Filo: Yahoo! – $ 1.15 bn (each)
No. 365: Steve Case: AOL – $ 1.1 bn
Any others that you believe should be part of the list: Forbes 400
